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Which NA Skeletor would fans want to see in Classics?

So I did a quick search but I didn't see a thread on this subject. Moderators please merge this if necessary

Ok, so basically I finally got around to watching the New Adventures disc 1 that came with the 30th Anniversary DVD Set, and I will admit, it wasn't awful, but 1 thing that struck out as very interesting to me. Skeletor had, as far as I can tell 2 VERY different images on the show (Ive only watched like 4-5 of the best of discs)

I will admit, at first I really thought the first one was very cartoonish (more so then needed) and sort of resembled a gopher or something, then while watching the episode sword and staff I found skeletors new form to be fantastic (and the appearance of sagitar was pretty great too) Anyway it got me to thinking, what with NA He-Man coming out in July, a NA Skeletor is bound to happen, but since we will probably only get 1 NA Skeletor, which version would fans want to see? Is it a possibility that we might even see an NA skeletor as the sdcc exclusive with 2 different armors and the crystal as a small artifact add in? (Probably not, but one can hope) Also of note, the second image of skeletor has very similar leg armor to that worn by the tank costume of vykron.

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I totally agree that NA Skelly 1.0 could easily be converted into Laser Light Skeletor.

That said, I'd love to get Discs of Doom Skeletor. Yes tycondrius, the top image was the how he was introduced in the cartoon, but only appeared that way for the five part "pilot". The bulk of the series, his appearance was the second image (until "The Games" which wrapped up the series and gave us a brief look at his third appearance bcrduke alluded to).

The cartoon was my primary exposure to NA and DoD Skeletor was how he was coolest to me.

I'd say the first, regular Skeletor. That is the standard one, in a sense. I don't like discs of doom version. Skull torso looks cool but I hate those legs honestly. They look like he's a structure, not a humanoid. Also, I'm not a fan of the hair from later on

*ahem* well first and formost you gotta ignore the toon look and hope that everyone at the Mattel offices are doing that as well. I don't think we need any of that.

Now as for the looks: I think we should get version 1 to start off with. If the line dies before the others, so be it. I still WANT the others, of course, but if we only get one version, i'd like to see the first one before anything else.

However, I will say that the 3rd version was one of my personal favorites, and I'll faint on the spot if we somehow manage to get that into this toyline before it dies.

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I think it would be a great shame if both versions weren't made for MOTUC. Though I expect LL Skeletor could be folded into the first version. I don't think too many would complain or be surprised at that.

I want all three of his toys to get made, plus the vintage Laser Light Skeletor figure. Ideally in the order they were originally released. Laser Light first, followed by the caped NA Skeletor, then Disc of Doom Skeletor, and finally the glow-in-the-dark one with the ponytail (aka Battle Blade).

Originally Posted by jackstatic

There is this first one, which I feel is what the NA Skeletor action figure was based off of.

The toys came first, just like in the vintage & 200X lines. The cartoon designs were based on the figures.

My preference for a NA Skeletor figure would be for the Discs of Doom version. Mainly because he was in this outfit the most in the cartoon. Plus, I'd rather have a toy accurate Laser Light Skeletor with optional NA Skeletor head than the other way around.

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if we get one Skeletor NA figure, I hope it's Disks of Doom version. Who's on board?

Assuming that we will get a New Adventures Skeletor somewhere down the line as a quarterly item in 2014 or 2015, I was wondering if there are a lot of people like me who prefer his Disks of Doom variant over his original NA appearance. Personally, I find the DOD version more menacing, both in the Jetlag series and in the toyline. Plus, his Disks of Doom look took over the 2nd half of the cartoon series. Being that NA gets a bit if the black sheep treatment, I don't expect to see 2 Skeletor variants from that side of the MOTU mythos. That is why if we do get Skeletor, they go with the uber-cool DOD version. Who's with me on this, or do yoy prefer the original NA Skeletor look?